To not understand going out for lunch on Mothering Sunday?

[Sparklingbrook]

I couldn't think of anything worse that sitting eating lunch in a packed restaurant/pub with lots of other people doing the same just because it's Mothers Day. And paying over the odds for it as well. Treat? I think not. My own Mum would hate it too.

What am I missing?

My parents live 150 miles away so it's nice to get together with them, my sister and our kids to decamp to our local for a roast for the afternoon. It's just a normal sunday roast, won't be any more or less busy than normal. Not sure what the big deal is. Although family will be meeting new boyfriend for the first time - EEK

I always travel 200+ miles to see my Mum.on Mother's day. Its a date in the diary that I never miss. We are joined by my very elderly Gran, my aunts and uncles. We have go to a hotel or restaurant and have a lovely afternoon. We have never been charged more because its Mothers day and depending where we go we often get a plotted plant given to all the Mums in the group.

Whats not to like??

Agree agree Sparkling! It's like Hitchcock's The Birds but instead with mothers everywhere.

We did it one year with my mum in local gastro pub and there were so many mother's they were processing them in shifts. It was actually funny but... never again!

And..Valentines meals too. Same thing, different 'celebration'.

I love eating out with my family. I have been low carbing for months so I can't be naughty but I enjoy the atmosphere and my families company and the kids really enjoy themselves too. Not going out for Mother's Day this year though as we are all at a wedding the day before so Sunday will be a duvet day. Maybe the weekend after

My dad is taking us all out for lunch on Sunday so my mum and my dh plus our dc. I'm really looking forward to it - any excuse for a meal out without the washing up afterwards. I suggest it depends where you go - we'll be at a village pub.

dh was fine with the idea. Hooray!

We took mil and my DGM for a roast one year - never again, they both picked it to bits and complained about everything . Competitive moaning at its best!

We have a roast dinner most Sundays as it's the only time dp gets to have mash as I refuse to make it and he cooks on Sundays.

This Mother's Day we will be going to waggamammas, mine and dd1 fav place. We go about twice a month , any excuse really.

I will not go out to eat a Sunday roast any more as dp can cook one better.

We have never gone out for Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentines day etc. If we are doing anything we always do it the day before. Hate set menus and crowded places.

I think there are two groups of people in life.

Those who enjoy eating out and those who don't.

The former can't understand why the latter don't enjoy it and that latter can't understand why the former are prepared to waste a lot of money doing it!

Personally I love going out for good food. My mother hated it! Last year we went for an anti-mother's day meal to a lovely (expensive) gastro-pub in her memory and revelled in all the bits of it she would have disliked. There are positives in death (if you look hard enough). Other members of our family (yes, I'm looking at you aunt) think going to a chain pub with a soft play area is a nice eating experience. There are lots of reasons for going there but good dining is not one of them! My sibs and I have made excuses not to go there for Mother's Day this year with her, her children, their children and my Gran.

I actually thought it was a bit insensitive to ask us - hey come out for Mother's Day with us just so you can remember you don't have one anymore - however if they hand been going anywhere decent for lunch we might have given it more than a second thought (food snobbery rules supreme). We'll take my Dad out somewhere good instead.

I love eating out. On a normal day. Don't like crowds and packed restaurants much.

I just cant be arsed to cook on sunday so I am either going out or for a takeaway it is supposed to be a treat for mums

I will get breakfast in bed and cards from the DC then it'll be business as usual although I'm sure DP will look after me

I love eating out but always avoid it on Mother's Day, I always assume places will be packed, put the prices up, make a silly fuss of any mothers in the party which I would find embarrassing.

We also tend to avoid eating out at lunchtime and much prefer evenings, even with the DCs, so Sunday isn't a good choice of day for us anyway, Oh and none of us are that bothered about roasts, which seem to be pretty well obligatory if you eat out Sunday lunchtime.

I have to say I've never noticed places putting extra tables in for Mothers' Day and if a place is any good it tends to be packed out anyway... so I don't really see that argument.

If, however, your fave restaurant suddenly chucks in 10 more tables just to make money, I can see why you wouldn't want to go there.

It's my worst nightmare, crap food in a packed restaurant.
Luckily dh is a fantastic cook and is doing a leg of lamb for us all.

I've never seen it any more busy than most Sundays round here. Maybe at chains? Dh and I never go out for Valentine's but mothers day we usually do. I'm used to noise though, I have 3 young dc.

Mothers day for me is a full day without the kids.
Nothing says I cherish you mum like fucking off and leaving me to slob with a boxset

Dh takes them out at 8am and they come home at 6ish make me dinner and go to bed.

Bliss

Dh gets the Same on father's day

Depends where you go - we're going to a local chinese that my family has a
Ways gone to. No set menu, same prices as normal. Just a nice meal out with family.

dds are taking me this year dh is working they have been mumbling about frankie and bennies and nandos though eeeekk

I do a roast most Sundays, DH and the SC would be very disappointed without one.

This Mother's Day it business as usual, no way am I taking DS to a packed out restaurant to have a massive meltdown and end up going home stressed.

I have my dds visiting but they are both on tight budgets.
Dh who usually does the cooking at the weekends is working and dm ,who is also staying,won't go out to eat unless its at Wetherspoons.No thanks.
She also won't eat anything like curry or Chinese so muggins here will end up doing a roast just to keep the peace

I'm a little at the amount of people on this thread who are cooking because their families expect a Sunday roast. Can't your DHs knock up a simple roast?.

We have gone for years to a Golf Club near is which does an amazing carvery. It means the 3 mums don't have to cook, we have a glass (or two!) of wine and it's a lovely afternoon I always look forward to (as does my mum & sister).